True North

Ottawa

According to the last Canadian Census (2006) of metropolitan areas, Ottawa (or Ottawa-Gatineau to be precise) is the fourth largest Canadian city, coming in with a population of approximately 1,131,000. The geographical size of Ottawa is approximately 1,800 square miles (or 2,800 square kilometers). Much of the Ottawa area — over 90% — is in [...]

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Trivia EH? Alberta

AREA: 255,285 sq mi 661,188 sq km Water Surface: 6,485 sq mi 16,796 sq km POP: 3,711,845 million (2010) according to Statistics Canada Highest Elevation: Mt. Columbia 3747m (12,294 feet) Capital: Edmonton Important Industries: energy, agriculture, business and commercial services, transportation and utilities, finance and real estate, retail and wholesale trade, and manufacturing Provincial Bird: [...]

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Pinot Grigio Pelee Island Winery

The First White Wine Tasting: Video 7 from the FoVA Wine Tasting Event at the Niagara Falls Hilton Lauren Pibworth of Pibworth Professional Services, introduces the wine tasting group to a Pinot Grigio from Pelee Island Winery. She provided the wine education as part of the festivities during the Forum on Virtual Assistance, held in [...]

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Trivia EH? Northwest Territories

AREA: 1,171,918 -sq. km./ 780,500 sq mi, 12% of the total area of Canada Water: Great Bear Lake is 31,328 sq km, 8th largest in the world Great Slave Lake, 28,568 sq km, 10th largest in the world Mackenzie River, 4,241 km, longest in Canada POP: 42,000 Official Languages: Chipewyan, Cree, Dogrib, Gwich’in, Inuktitut (Inuvialuktun [...]

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Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories is located in Canada’s north and is situated between the Yukon Territories and Nunavut. It is 3,560 kilometres from the 60th parallel, the border of British Columbia, Alberta & Sakatchewan to the North Pole and 4,256 kilometres from east (Nunavut) to west (Yukon). Two distinct geographics regions make up the Northwest Territories. [...]

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Trivia EH? Yukon

AREA: 483,500-sq. km./ 186,700 sq. m. Area includes 4480 km./1730m of freshwater Highest Point: Mount Logan is the highest point in Canada at 5,959 meters (19,550 ft) above sea level. POP: 31,070 (1999) Capital: Whitehorse Average Temperatures: Whitehorse Summer: 14C 57F Winter: -19C, -2F Important Industries: Mining, Tourism, Forestry, Trapping, Agriculture, Fishing Provincial Bird: Raven [...]

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Yukon

The Yukon was named for “Ya-kun-ah”, the largest river that flows through the territory. The Yukon River is one of the great waterways in North America and is the same length as the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. Yukon Territory CanadaYukon’s name and history are deeply rooted in the legends and experience of the First Nations [...]

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Trivia EH? Saskatchewan

Trivia Eh? AREA: 651,900 km2 251,700 sq mi Distance: 1957 km (1216 mi) from north-south. 1687 km (1048 mi) east-west Highest Elevation: Cypress Hills – 1,392 m (4,566 ft.) above sea level POP: 1,021,762 million Capital: Regina Important Industries: Agriculture, mining, manufacturing, tourism Provincial Bird: Sharp-Tailed Grouse Provincial Mineral: Sylvite (Potash) Provincial Flower: Western Red [...]

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Saskatchewan

“Land of Living Skies” is an apt description of Saskatchewan, as it’s not unusual to be standing in the sunshine while watching several different rainstorms miles away. Saskatchewan When I first travelled across the prairies I thought there couldn’t be anywhere more boring; until I had the opportunity to spend a few days on a [...]

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Quebec

Traveling in Quebec gives tourists the illusion of being abroad. French is language of choice here and it’s reflected in all the commercial and road signs. The cities provide old world architecture as seen in Old Montreal and Quebec City.quebec bridge Covered bridges and churches in the rural areas add to the old world charm [...]

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